Athlete of the Week: Alahna Singleton, Timken

WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT BASKETBALL Being able to play the game I love with two of my closest friends, Mariah Mercer and Kiondra Hunter, for almost six years now.

FAVORITE MEMORY PLAYING SPORTS Beating Manchester on our home court because our girls basketball team had not beaten Manchester in about 13 years or so.

WHAT GOT YOU INTERESTED IN BASKETBALL Watching LeBron play. I've been looking up to him since I was in the fifth grade.

WHAT'S THE TOUGHEST THING ABOUT BASKETBALL Being able to take criticism constructively and use it for your own good.

FAVORITE CLASS Broadcast media

FAVORITE TEACHER Mrs. Power

WHAT'S IN YOUR IPOD/MP3 Kendrick Lamar.

FAVORITE MOVIE "Space Jam"

FAVORITE BOOK "Can't Get There from Here"

FAVORITE TV SHOW "Family Guy"

WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEND A DAY WITH LeBron James, I would like to just sit and talk to him about his whole career.

SOMETHING ABOUT YOU THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW I truly look up to Rick Hairston, not only because he is a coach, but he is a great friend, and also a father figure to me. His support makes basketball a lot easier to play.

WHAT ARE YOUR COLLEGE PLANS I plan to go to Malone University and play basketball, and major in communications.

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS Hopefully working as a sports analyst for ESPN.

CREDENTIALS For the first time in more than a decade Timken beat Manchester in a girls basketball game, and Singleton was a big reason for the win. She scored 16 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter when the Trojans went on a 30-8 run in the fourth to pull away. Timken, by the way, was down by seven when the fourth quarter started. Singleton nailed 12 of 15 free throws in the pivotal fourth quarter and grabbed seven rebounds in the game. As if that wasn't enough, Singleton scored 29 points in a 57-39 win over Tuslaw earlier in the week. Those two wins gave Timken a two-game lead in the Principals Athletic Conference.